6:22 “Whensomeoneis accused of sinningagainst his neighborand the latter pronouncesa curseon the alleged offenderbeforeyour altarin thistemple,56:23listenfromheavenand makea just decisionabout your servants’ claims. Condemn the guiltyparty, declarethe other innocent, and givebothof them what they deserve.6

6:28 “The time will comewhenthe landsuffers from a famine, a plague, blight, and disease, or a locust19invasion, or whentheir enemylays siegeto the citiesof the land,20or when some other type of plagueor epidemicoccurs.6:29Whenallyour peopleIsraelprayand ask for help,21asthey acknowledgetheir intense pain22and spread outtheir handstowardthistemple,6:30then listenfromyour heavenlydwellingplace, forgivetheir sin,23 and actfavorably toward eachone based onyour evaluationof their motives.24(Indeedyouare the onlyone who can correctly evaluatethe motivesof all people.)256:31Thenthey will honor26you by obeyingyou27 throughouttheirlifetimesas28 theyliveonthe landyou gaveto our ancestors.

6:36 “The time will come whenyour people39 will sinagainst you (forthere is noonewhois sinless!) and you will be angryat them and deliverthem overto their enemies, who will takethem as prisonerstotheir land, whether far awayorcloseby.6:37When your people40 cometotheir senses41in the landwherethey are held prisoner, they will repentand beg for your mercyin the landof their imprisonment, admitting, ‘We have sinnedand gone astray42, we have done evil!’6:38When they returntoyou with alltheir heartand being43in the landwhere they are heldprisonerand directtheir prayerstowardthe landyou gaveto their ancestors, your chosencity, and the templeI builtfor your honor,446:39then listenfromyour heavenlydwellingplaceto their prayersfor help,45vindicatethem,46 and forgiveyour sinfulpeople.